bls.gov:feed:ebs2Employee Benefits in the United States"The Employee Benefits in the United States release presents data on selected employee benefits provided by employers. Data on access to benefits (percentages of workers who may enroll if they so choose) and on participation (percentage of workers who actually choose to enroll) for retirement, medical, and life insurance are included, as well as access to selected paid leave benefits and data on employee and employer contributions to medical care. For more information, see www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/."2017-07-21T11:31:45-05:00https://www.bls.gov/images/bls_emblem_lrg.gifhttps://www.bls.gov/favicon.icoBureau of Labor Statistics Publicationshttps://www.bls.govUS Bureau of Labor StatisticsCivilian workers' participation rate in medical care benefits is 52% in March 2017ebs2-2017_07_21__09_23_43Retirement and medical care benefits were available to 70 percent of civilian workers in March 2017. About two-thirds of private industry workers and 9 out of 10 state and local government workers had access to these benefits.2017-07-21T09:23:43-04:002017-07-21T11:31:45-04:00News ReleaseWorker participation rate for employer-sponsored medical care benefits is 52% in March ebs2-2016_07_22__10_01_38 The participation rate for employer-sponsored medical care benefits for civilian workers was 52 percent in March 2016. The participation rate was 49 percent for private workers and 73 percent for state and local government workers. 2016-07-22T10:01:38-04:002016-07-22T10:01:38-04:00News ReleaseRetirement benefits available to 66 percent of private industry workers in March 2015 ebs2-2015_07_24__10_00_29 Retirement benefit access for private workers ranged from 31 percent for the lowest 10 percent of wage earners to 88 percent for the highest 10 percent. Nonunion workers paid 22 percent of single coverage medical premiums and union workers paid 13 percent. 2015-07-24T10:00:29-04:002015-07-24T10:00:29-04:00News ReleaseMedical care benefits available to 86 percent of full-time private workers in March 2014 ebs2-2014_07_25__10_00_29 Medical care benefits were available to 86 percent of full-time private industry workers in March 2014 versus 23 percent of part-time workers. Paid sick leave was available to 74 percent of full- time private and 24 percent of part-time private workers. 2014-07-25T10:00:29-04:002014-07-25T10:00:29-04:00News ReleaseMedical care benefits were available to 85 percent of full-time private workers in March ebs2-2013_07_17__10_00_47 Medical care benefits were available to 85 percent of full-time private industry workers in March 2013 versus 24 percent of part-time workers. Paid sick leave was available to 74 percent of full- time and 24 percent of part-time workers. 2013-07-17T10:00:47-04:002013-07-17T10:00:47-04:00News ReleaseMedical care availability higher in private establishments with >100 workers in March 2012 ebs2-2012_07_11__10_00_42 Medical care benefits were available to 57 percent of private industry workers in establishments with fewer than 100 employees compared to 89 percent of workers in establishments with 500 or more workers in March 2012. 2012-07-11T10:00:42-04:002012-07-11T10:00:42-04:00News Release